, 1887-03-17


supposed the white man arrested
furnished the Indians with liquor.
Yesterday was IA model spring day
and tho populace is desirous of see
ing it duplicated frequently from
this time on.
The statement that smelter Is to
be put up in the Colville district is
awakening great deal of interest
in that mining camp. a great many
people are arranging to go up at
once.
Look out for the arrival OF j. w.
Hollinshead with one Of the choicest
lots Of horses and cattle ever brought
into the territory. He will be here
on or about the both Of the present
month.
Il. l.. Swartz has opened an office
i'm this city and will pay attention to
collections. Mr.. SWartZ Is an eN-
perienced collector and all work put
into his hands v i'll be promptly at
tended to.
a surveying trip in Montana on II
proposed branch road from the
Northern Pacific. He put in all
winter on the trip and experienced
u rough time of it.
Newport d. Holley have at last got
Strengthened out in their new quar-
ters, and for Il well stocked hard
ware establishment the house cannot
be surpassed anywhere on the coast,
and no city, however large, is eX-
cepted.
The foundation for new building
is down at the southeast corner of
Sprague and Post streets. The fact
Is so many foundations are In course
of construction that it would re-
quire an army of reporters to keep
run of them.
Joe Young leaves tomorrow for
Colville to look after some mining
properties that he has an interest in
Mr.. Young has had wide expert
ence in mining matters, and he will
in all probability catch on to some.
thing pretty good up north.
\ soap fakir entertained mob
at the corner of Main and Howard
streets yesterday afternoon. n good
pair of lungs and nimble tongue
were the chief characteristics of the
barker and he talked d good many
four-bit pieces out Of the crowd.
A drunken Indian with knife and
pistol in hand stopped man near
the Concordia hall after the revel in
In the lumber yard last night. Word
was sent down town and Officers
Leininger, Warren, Martin and
Fisher drove to- the scene, hut were
unable to find the noble red man.
S. G. Fulton, general freie hit agent
for the Northern Pacific railroad at
Portland, and one of the most clever
gentlemen as well as popular officials
connected with the road, is in the
city, but will leave to-day for st.
Paul where he will confer with
General Freight Agent Hannifin
upon getting out new freight tar.
iffin conformity with the interstate
commerce law.
The sidewalk and section of
Howard street in front Of the White
House was Uttered with boxes Of all
sizes and shapes yesterday, contain
ing the first installment of the
spring stock Of this elegant dry
goods emporium. That little man,
Simon Seitenbach, is east, buying
stock, and he knows what will take
in this region. The purchasing pub.
lie can depend upon it that by the
time he is through selecting, the
White House will be packed full of
the latest novelties of the season.
The Spokane Rifles have complet-
ed arrangements for ordering their
uniforms from the great military
uniform emporium of Evans Il Co.,
and it is the desire to make the first
order as large as possible. VIM But
terworth has been engaged to do the
for the company, and all
those members of the organization
who have not already had their
taken should make it
point to do so before Tuesday even
ing. If there are any who wish to
Join the company and yet have not
signed the roll, they are invited to
order uniforms with the crowd.